CVE-2022-2840: The Zephyr Project Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.5 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before using them in SQL statements via various AJAX actions available to both unauthenticated

critical Affects zephyr-project-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Zephyr Project Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.5 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before using them in SQL statements via various AJAX actions available to both unauthenticated

Package
zephyr-project-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.2.5
Fixed in
3.2.5
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 13% (96.3th percentile)
Published
2022-09-19
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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